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These books and publications are very helpful if you are interested in learning more about Adobe Homes, Design, and Construction:
•'Santa Fe Design', Contributing autors Elmo Baca, Suzanne Deats. Publications International Inc.
- This beautiful book is a wealty of styles, design and indigenous architecture. This is one of the seminal adobe books, and is illustrated with lush photographs and informative text.
•'Adobe! Homes and Interiors of Taos, Santa Fe and the Southwest', Sandra & Laurel Seth, Authors.
- An excellent reference, well organized, with some history, construction techniques and design details that make adobe living unique and aesthetically satisfying.
•'New Mexico Style' A Sourcebook of Traditional Architectural Details. Nancy Hunter Warren.
- Black and white photographs of exquisite detailing in traditional adobe homes. The details that make an authentic adobe -- authentic and soulful.
•'Pueblo Architecture and Modern Adobes' Joseph Traugott.
- The residential designs of william lumpkins. This book is full of floor plans and elevation sketches of a wide variety of adobe designs. It illustrates the tremendous flexibility of the adobe medium in curves, free form design and compatibility with surroundings.
•'Mexican Color' Photographs by Amanda Holmes, Essay by Elena Poniatowska.
- Delicious, deeply saturated color photographs of a wonderful variety of buildings. This book beautifully illustrates the special relationship of color to the mexican culture, and has something to show the rest of the world about the creative use of color.
